Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Burkina Faso investigates mine flood as search for eight workers drags on
By Thiam Ndiaga OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's government has launched a judicial investigation into a flood at a zinc mine that left eight workers trapped, with rescue efforts entering a thir...
May 02, 2022
China backs Sri Lanka’s decision to work with IMF to restructure debt
COLOMBO (Reuters) - China supports crisis-hit Sri Lanka's decision to work with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to restructure its debt, Beijing's ambassador Qi Zhenhong told Sri Lankan Finance ...
May 02, 2022
Mexican president says U.S. not investing enough in Central America
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday his recent conversation with U.S. President Joe Biden was "very good" but criticized the United States for not inv...
May 02, 2022
Activision shares rise after Buffett reveals Berkshire took 9.5% stake
(Reuters) - Activision Blizzard Inc shares rose on Monday after Warren Buffett said his company Berkshire Hathaway Inc had taken a 9.5% stake in the video game maker, which Microsoft Corp has agreed t...
May 02, 2022
Chinese EV company CH-AUTO to go public via $1.7 billion SPAC deal
(Reuters) - Chinese electric vehicle company CH-AUTO Technology Corp Ltd said on Monday it had agreed to go public with a U.S. blank-check firm in a deal valued at nearly $1.7 billion, including debt....
May 02, 2022
Athletics-Farah may end track career
(Reuters) - Multiple Olympic and world champion Mo Farah said his elite track career could be over after he finished runner-up in the London 10,000 on Monday on his return to action. Farah, who comple...
May 02, 2022
James Madison cancels softball season after Lauren Bernett’s death
ames Madison announced Monday that it has canceled the rest of its softball season in the wake of player Lauren Bernett's suicide last week. The decision comes after the school had nixed a doubleheade...
May 02, 2022
British Virgin Islands activists protest plan for direct UK rule
By Zarrin Ahmed and Brian Ellsworth (Reuters) - Activists in the British Virgin Islands on Monday protested against a proposal to put the overseas British territory under control of the United Kingdom...
May 02, 2022
Mexico’s factories contract for 26th straight month, inflation near four-year high
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's manufacturing sector contracted for the 26th month in a row in April, as factories responded to shrinking demand with a further downward adjustment to output and input...
May 02, 2022
U.S. construction spending rises less than expected in March
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. construction spending barely rose in March as a moderate increase in outlays on private projects was partially offset by a further decline in public spending. The Commerce ...
May 02, 2022
